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The Indonesian Embassy in Budapest held again the Indonesian Week activity to promote Indonesian arts and cultures and to entertain Hungarians. In its statement received by Antara News Agency in Jakarta on Tuesday (29/6), the Indonesian Embassy stated that the Indonesian Week activity initiated received a warm welcome from the Hungarian people, particularly in Szeged and Budapest cities.

The Indonesian Week activity is the first activity which was allowed to organize in the Szeged City, one of the major cities in Hungary, since the social restrictions were lifted. Indonesian Week activities consist of an exhibition of photos of the beauty of Indonesia by the famous photographer from Bali, Mario Blanco,Indonesian traditional  dance performances, and Gamelan music performances.

Indonesian Ambassador to Hungary, Dimas Wahab, in his opening remarks hoped that through the activity, the Hungarian people and other foreigners in Hungary are interested in visiting Indonesia when the corona pandemic subsides. Indonesian Week at the Szent Gyorgy Albert Agora building in Szeged City from June 25 to early July 2021, performed 10 photos by Mario Blanco from almost all regions of Indonesia. Moreover, the event also performed a Javanese Gamelan music performance under-control of the Indonesian Embassy in Budapest. This performance amazed the Hungarian people, because the players are Hungarians, who got the opportunity to study Gamelan in Indonesia through the Darmasiswa Scholarship program.

Meanwhile, for the activities in Budapest which were harmonized with the Hungarian Government's Night of Museum program, the Indonesian Embassy held more interactive traditional dance and music performances with the audience on June 26, 2021. The dancers and the Balinese Rindik players, a traditional musical instrument made of Bamboo, provided short training for visitors to learn the Indonesian dances and learn to beat the Rindik. The Balinese Rindik is also played by Hungarians, alumni of Darmasiswa Indonesia, while the dancers are Indonesian diasporas and Hungarian citizens who love Indonesia.